Center Square Fire Co

Analysis

Center Square Fire Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Bell, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center Square Fire Co reported income of $564k and spending of $522k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $564k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Center Square Fire Co sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sharpsburg Vol Fire Co Inc Equipment Fund ($564k), Levittown Fire Company 2 ($565k) and Newportville Fire Company No 1 ($564k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $428k, net assets of -$72k. It reported 1 employees.